Simulation Shapshot (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Simulation Shapshot

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After the death of a massive, spinning star, a disk of material forms around the central black hole. As the material cools and falls into the black hole, new research suggests that detectable gravitational waves are created.

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Ore Gottlieb

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